Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Issue No. 23 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 3, 2017

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 3, 2017
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met this day at 4:17 p.m., in room 160- S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Andreychuk, Ataullahjan, Bovey, Cools, Cordy, Dawson, Downe, Eaton, Gold, Marwah, Ngo, Oh, Saint-Germain and Woo (14).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Pratte (1).

In attendance: Natalie Mychajlyszyn and Pascal Tremblay, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, the committee continued its examination of Bill C-30, An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States and to provide for certain other measures. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No 20.)

WITNESSES:

The Council of Canadians:

Sujata Dey, Trade campaigner.

National Union of Public and General Employees:

Larry Brown, President.

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives:

Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood, Researcher, Trade and Investment Research Project.

Trade Justice Network:

Archana Rampure.

Retail Council of Canada:

David Wilkes, Senior Vice President, Grocery Division and Government Relations.

Fraser River Pile and Dredge:

Sarah Clark, Chief Operating Officer.

Réseau québécois sur l'intégration continentale:

Ronald Cameron, Coordinator;

Jessica Olivier-Nault, Researcher.

The chair made a statement.

Ms. Dey made a statement.

Mr. Brown made a statement.

Mr. Mertins-Kirkwood made a statement.

Ms. Rampure made a statement and, together with Ms. Dey, Mr. Bown and Mr. Mertins-Kikwood, answered questions.

At 5:21 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 5:26 p.m., the committee resumed.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Wilkes made a statement.

Ms. Clark made a statement.

Mr. Cameron made a statement.

Ms. Olivier-Nault made a statement and, together with Mr. Wilkes, Ms. Clark and Mr. Cameron, answered questions.

At 6:09 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Marie-Eve Belzile

Clerk of the Committee